Cap or closure



-4 1926. May w. NEIL I CAP 0R CLHQSURE I Filed Jung 16, -1924 ;T'{L' l Patented May 4, 1926.

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Application filed June 16, 1924; js aim 720,176.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM NEIL, a citizen of the United States,i residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCaps or Closures, of

which the following is a full, clear, concise,

and exact description, v reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

The invention, relates and is primarily designedto provide a construct-ion capable of being actuated by the receptacle to-be capped to'cause the closure to'be arranged to allow the receptacle t-o'be capped.

It is a Ieature of the invention to provide a construction capable of theabove advantage which maybe readily stamped from a blank of suitable material to pro-" vide a capping portion and also a part en-' gageable by the receptacle. to be capped which part causes. the structure to be moved 9 His an; object of the invention to produce a'constructionacapable of performingthe -of Fig.1-and I r Fig. '3 1s a perspective -view'of the 'cap.il- ,lustr'ated in-Figsl and'2. upwardly upon its hinge tothereby allow the receptacle to-. berlocatedvin a:

=tioned manner and Whiclrmay be hingedly' or pivotally secured invplace and be moved permitth'e capping portion of the device to cooperate with and close the receptacle upon=its introduction tOnEL' rack or container 'inwhich the receptacle is confined;

It is another object of the invention to provide a construction such as above re-.

ferred to which is gravity actuated towards v.

position and which will also he 1 complish this end resulting in the production of a more simplified structure; 7 l It'is an additional object to Lform the capping portion of the 'structur'e'so that it will readily shed water etc. and thus prevent it from finding its way intolthe interior of the receptacle. I I

Another ob ect struct a device having the above qualifica- -tions and to associate itwitha container havingmeans for manuallyelevating it-and Qislocated below and secured to a portion i I device manner. to.

tions the contalners portable character ,orjelse ,located and ex- ,posesl to dust,

to also provide a means for limiting the be in position to ,be engaged by areceptacle to allow it to be automaticallyactuated on elevated to thereby permit it'tocap the re cepacle upon the introduction of the receptacle ,into the. container.

The, inventionwill be explained in conjunction with the accompanyingidrawings which illustrate one embodiment threof and to caps or closures its association with a-c0ntainer in' whijch s a number ofreceptaclesare storedready for use, a structure of this general construction being shown and described in my copending application, SerialNo. 63&,4l62,-file d April 25,

1923, it beingunderstood howeverithatthis invention isinot limitedin its applicationto a structure of this character and that other changes-and modifications may be resorted without departing from the spirit of the appended claims forming apart hereof.

In the drawings Fig.1 is a plan viewof I a contain-erdnwhlch a nnmberoireceptacles soas to allow the "capping portiontocapp or close the open endofa receptacle,-

are temporarily stored and havingv'afcapping apable ofthe above :advantages'associate-d therewith-.-

: Fig. ,2 is a section "taken on the: line 2-2 'The ;invention is here n Qshownand described in conjunction with a containersuc'h as those employed at automobile filling: stabeing ordinarilyof a I lirt and weatherwhich' containers temporarily store ;a numberof .rc-

:ceptacles from which lubricating and other ,oils are dispensed in relatively small quantities. I

provided with a bailoiihandlgell whereby the container 'may be readilyfiransported from one location to another. The container is dividecl into compartments: 12-,12 :in each o'itvwhich a] receptacle 1 3 isremovably confined. j ;,Tl ie'se receptacles are; each provided ,wvith ,a-; jspoutf1e to facilitate' pouring the lubricant therefrom, the ends of said spouts of theinvention is to coni terminatingin proximity to lalmemb'er des ignated 15 which eaten ds. substantially from The container-1O may be of any desired: GODStl'llCtlQlIitllCl 1n the present instance is so i one end; to the other of the containerv l Oand compartments,

the bale or handle 11. The opposite longitudinal edges of the member 15 are formed as indicated at 16 to pivotly and respectivelysupport members 17 andlS; These members 17 and 18 are each comprised of the parallel portions 19 and 20 the part 19 being mounted in one of the parts 16, the other portion being free to swing upwardly, 1t being limited in its downward movement by means of a stop or support21 which is arranged transversely of the handle and the member '15 and projects sufficiently to engage the tree or swinging portions of the members 17 and 18. The elements forming the caps or closures 22 are arranged upon opposite sides of the member 15 and areln alignment with the centers of the compartments into which the container 10 is divided "and thus are also in alignment with the spouts of thereceptacles arranged in said The elements which form the caps or closures are hingedly connected to the opposite edges of the strip or member 15 through the medium of a part such as 19 of one of the members 17 and 18 and said elements project across and rest upon the respective portions 20 ot' the members 17 and 1.8 and thus are permitted to be actuated independently of each other and the members 17 and 18 or simultaneously with each other upon the movement of said members l7 and 18.

The elements forming the caps or'closures 22 are preferably. stamped from a suitably shaped blank which when formed is shaped to produce the hinge part 23, the neck'24i which is designed to rest upon either of the members .17 and 18, and is further formed to provide the inverted cup shaped part 25 which caps the receptacle and in addition has the projecting part 26 which is bent upwardly and arranged so that it is in the path or" the spout of a receptacle as the receptacle is arranged in one of the compartments of the container. This last mentioned portion provides a means for automatically raising the cap so as to permit the end of the spout to be located to allow the inverted cup shaped part to cap said end of the'spout when the receptacle is arranged in one of the compartments of the container.

' From the foregoing description of the structure it is manifestthat a simple and efiicient device is produced whereby a receptacle may be automatically capped'upon its insertion into a container and which capping device readily permits the removal of the receptacle therefrom, also that the structure will effectively prevent water, dirt and dust from finding its way to the interior of the receptacle when the capping device is arranged in capping position.

It is furtherevident that the arrangement is such that one or all of the capping devices may be ra sed thereby permitting an indiranged,

vidual receptacle to be inserted or removed maining capping devices, also that all of the capping devices may be arranged and held in a position which allows the insertion and removal of said receptacles without their engaging with the capping devices.

Having thus described the invention what I claim and desire to cover by Letters Pat'- ent is: i

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a container in which a receptacle is'adapted to be reinovably arranged, means providing a closure for the receptacle when said receptacle is locatedjin the container, said closure having means engage'able by the receptacle upon the introduction of the receptacle into the container for actuating the closure to cap said receptacle.

2. In a device of, the character described, the combination of a container in which a receptacle is adapted to be 'reinovably arranged, means providing a closure for the ceptacle into the container for actuating the closure to cap said receptacle.

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a container in which a receptacle is adapted to be remov'ablyarranged, means providing a hinged closure for the receptacle when said receptacle is located in the container, said closure having means engageable by the receptacle upon the introduction of the receptacle into the con tainer for actuating the closure to cap said receptacle.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a container in which a receptacle is adapted to be removably arranged, horizontally arranged means providing a closure for the receptacle when said receptacle is located in the container, said closure having an extension engageable-by the receptacleupon the introduction of the receptacle into the container for actuating the closure to cap said receptacle.

6. In adevice of the character described, the combination of a container in which a receptacle is adapted to be removably arhorizontally arranged pivoted means providing a closure for the receptacle when said receptacleis looated in the con-' portion and being provided with means en gageable by the receptacle upon the introduction of the receptacle into the container for actuating the closure to cap said receptacle.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination of a container in which a receptacle is adapted to beremovably are ranged, a hinged closure for the receptacle;

said closure havingan inverted cup-shaped portion and being provided with an angular extension engageable by the receptacle upon the introduction ofthe receptacle into the container for actuating the closure to cap said receptacle.

9. A capping device having means whereby it may be pivo-tally secured in position, said device havingan inverted cu shaped portion for capping the receptac e and having an upwardly extending angularly arranged portion engageable by the receptacle to cause engageable by the recep the'movement of the capping device toallow the'receptacle to be capped;

' 10. capping device having means whereby it may be movably mounted in position, having means for capping a receptacle and having means engageable by the receptacle to move said capping device to allow the receptacle to be capped. V

11. A capping device having means whereby it may be pivotally mounted in position,

said device having means for capping. a recept acle andhaving means engageable by the receptacle to cause the movement of the capping device to allow the receptacle tobe cappedQ v I f 12. In a device of the character described the combination of a container in which a receptacle is adapted to be arranged by an endwise movement of the receptacle relative to the container, a capping device located in the path of movement of the opposite end of the receptacle when said receptacle assumes an uprightposition and said capping device having means for automatically actuating the capping device upon engagement of the receptacle and said means to cause said last mentioned end of the receptacle to be capped. v r- In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe .my name this Gth'day of June A. D., 1924.

WILLIAM. NEIL. 

